May 18, 2016 / Front Page

National award-winning manufacturer Crystal Window & Door Systems achieved another recognition of its success as the company made a significant move up in a business ranking of New York City area minority-owned firms. In its March 14, 2016 More...

Police are searching for a gunman who opened fire during a botched robbery attempt in Woodside on May 8.Cops said the 55-year-old victim was walking with his girlfriend on 61st Street near Broadway at about 4:40 a.m. More...

The law firm representing the family of Avonte Oquendo is offering a $1,000 scholarship to college students with autism, or family members who require financial aid to continue their college education.David Perecman, founder of The Perecman Firm, ann More...

Police at the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force are investigating the fatal beating of a Jackson Heights man to determine if the attack was a bias crime.Investigators are searching for a gang of five or six men who took part in the vicious attack on Hector More...

Every day is a big day for reading at Queens Library. Children who visited Queens Library on May 10 and May 12, however, had the opportunity to meet very high-profile storytellers. Councilman I. More...

The issue of safety in Astoria has come up on numerous occasions stemming from various issues throughout Astoria. Local politicians and planning boards have attempted to tackle the issue, but instead of tackling the issue, they put on measures More...

Dennis M. Walcott, President and CEO, Queens Library has announced several key executive appointments. Nicolas Buron has been selected to be Chief Librarian and Senior Vice President. Kelvin A. More...

No matter what the weather, no matter what's on, no matter what's up, this Saturday youhave a date with Gustav Lindenthal, the Immigrant Dream Merchant of the Nineteenth Century who really did imagine and build the Bridge of the Twentieth C More...

Owners of rental units in New York City have a new weapon in their arsenal to weed out undesirable tenants.The website, www.donotrento.com was designed several years ago to provide landlords with information on potential “bad tenants,” who wreak havo More...

City transportation officials are reminding Queens residents to jump on the information highway with suggestions on ways to increase pedestrian safety at dangerous intersections.In line with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “Vision Zero” traffic initiative, De More...

The parents of a 4-year-old autistic boy are demanding answers from the Department of Education (DOE) to determine how their son wandered off, alone, after he was left unattended when his school bus broke down on May 9.Luciana Gomez told police her h More...

The Dutch Kills Civic Association’s May meeting was in two parts, on Thursday and Friday, the second day being marked by a street corner demonstration to demand that the Department of Transportation install more stop signs at a crossing of streets wh More...

Queens Historical Society (Kingsland Homestead, 143-35 37th Ave, Flushing) will hold a book talk with Jason D. Antos, a co-author of “Corona: The Early Years,” published just this past December. More...

Congressman Joe Crowley (D–Queens, The Bronx), Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, announced he led over 65 members of the House of Representatives in a letter to President Obama urging him to issue an executive order to require government con More...